Carrier



J. KALIX.

CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED MAY-29. 1920.

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET l.

INVENTOR 6 144A ATTORNEY J. KALIX.

CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1920.

PatentedSept. 14 1920. 2 SHEETSSHEET 2- INVENTOR a 601 /7/11 ATTORNEYUNITED JOHN KALIX, or WHITE .PLAINSyNEVV Yoruz.

CARRIER.

T 0' all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1. JOHN KArlix, a citizen of Hungary, and resident-oflVhite Plains, in the county of \Vestchester and State of New-York,'haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to cause a carrier, that is adapted totravel upon a track, rail, cable or other support, to travel in anydesired direction, elther straight ahead or to be switched to the rightor left, without requiring the operation of switches included in thetrackage system, means being provided upon the carrier to cause it to beswitched or directed as. required and toguide the'carrier whiletraveling, particclaims.

ularly upon a hanging track or the like. Y

My invention com rises novel details ofimprovement that wi be morefully'hereinafter set forth-andthen pointed out in the Reference 'is tobe had to the accompany- I ing drawings forming part hereof, where-'trackage adapted Figure. l is a side elevation illustrating myimprovements in connection with an overhead track, the view being partlyin section substantially on the line 1, 1 in Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a crosssection substantiallyon line 2, 2 in Fig. 1: Fig. 3 is a' partlysectional plan view; Fig. 4. is a cross section illustrating the carrieron a single track.

Fig. 5 is a cross section illustrating my 1mprovements in means forpropelling the carrier; Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic plan view of a systemof for use with my improve- I ments Fig. 7 is an enlarged plan viewillus- 1 Fig. 10 is' an elevation of tratingpart of the trackage of Fig.6 Fig. 8 is a cross'section of Fig. 7 Fi 9 is a cross sectionillustrating a modlfiation; enlarged detail of Figl'9; Fig. 11 is a sideelevation illustrating the carrier upon an overhead cable includingmeans to retain the carrier on the cable; Fig. 12 is a detail'of part ofFig. 11; Fig. 13 is a side a carrier in the form of a anov'er'thetrack'; Fig.14 is an end view of Fig. 13; Fig. 15'is adiagrammatic plan view of trac'kage for the carrier of Figs, 13' and 14,and Fig. 16 is an enlarged cross section 'sub stantially on the line 16,16 in Fig. 15.

Similar numerals of referenceindicate corresponding parts in the severalviews.

connection with magnetic .Fpetification of Letters Patent. PatentedSept, 14, Application filed May 29, 1920. Serial No. 385.234. 2 I

indicates "a carrier. which may beat any oFics.

suitable construction adapted to support a load hanging from the carrieror located upon the carrier. The carrier illustrated comprises asuitable frame 1* which mayv have one or more wheels 2 supported uponaxles 3 on the carrier in any Well known v manner. At 4 is indicatedsupporting means for a load, which maybe in the nature of a compartment,box or the like, to contain goods or people to be tra nsported,.eitherhanging from the carrier, or mounted there vlike illustrated in Fig. 11,or the form of ordinary railroad rails as indicated in Figs. 13 'to 16.The track may be supported from an overhead support 6 suspended in anysuitable manner, or may be carried upon cross ties Tor upon stringers,or in any other suitable manner according to the char-.

acter of transportation to be carried out. I

have shown the wheels 2 arranged in pairs on a corresponding axle3, saidwheelsbeing. individually rotative and having their flanges 2 opposingwith anti-friction disks 8 between and by the treads of thecorresponding wheels engagingthe wheels, where,

may ride upon thetrack or a switch, or upon the track and swltch, asoccasion may require. The track may comprise a sin bar or' two spacedtracks .5 such'as -bars, illustrated in Fig. 5. When the spaced tracksare used all of the wheels of the carrier may run on the'same. Thewheels of the carrier will run upon the switch 5 when directed theretoby my improvements. When the carrier runs upon spaced rails as in Figs.13 to 16 the outer wheels 2 willrun upon the straight rails, andtheappropriate wheels 2 will follow the switch" rails 5? to the left orto the right. i i

The carrier is provided with means to cause it to travel upon the'switch5, or to pass the switch and continue on the straight required. ,At 9is. controlling track, as I shown in the form of a le er pivmember,

otally supported at :1'0'upon the carrier, and

provided with a'rolle'r 11 to coiiperate with the track. The carrienmaysupport the .may be of any pivot 10 of member 9 in any suitable mannersuch as upon frame 12 suitably supported upon the carrier. Member 9 isshown provided with oppositely disposed arms 9*, each of which armscarries a roller 11 upon a pivot 13 on the arm, so that such rollers mayoperate upon opposite sides along the track and switch, as occasion mayrequire. Member 9 is shown provided with a handle portion 9' for itsmanipulation. Means are provided to retain member 9 in set position. Ihave shown a latch dog 14 upon member 9 operable by a lever 15 pivotally supported upon handle 9 ant connected with dog 14- by wire or red16, said dog being cooperative with a notched segment 17 supported uponthe carrier, which parts well known construction for retaining levers inset position. In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 9 the member 9 is supported below the wheels of the carrier, since the carrier depends fromthe track, and the operator in the car may manipulate member 9, whereasin Figs. 13 and 14 the member 9 is supported upon the carrier above thetracks in position to operate upon either track. The arrangement is suchthat either of the rollers 11 of member 9 may be placed against thetrack as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, to retain the carrier thereon, oragainst the switch 5 to retain the wheels thereon and cause the carrierto travel from the track upon the switch, as in Figs. 2 and 3. When oneroller 11 is against the track the other roller will be depressed sothat said roller may pass under the track and switch as in Figs. 2, 4and 5, or such roller may pass over the tracks and switch as in Figs. 18and 14.

The switch 5 ,is so related to the track that the wheels 2 may readilypass from one to the other without requiring a switchtongue in thetrackage to cause travel of the carrier to and from a switch, since thebearing of a roller 11 against the side of the track or switch willcause the carrier to travel in the desired direction. When the switch 5is reached by the carrier the member 9-will be set so that theappropriate roller 11 will be against the switch if it is desired tocause the carrier to travel on the switch, whereby the carrier will becaused to follow the switch and the other roller will pass underthetrack without contact therewith.

In Figs. 2 and 9 a single overhead track 5 is used, and the roller 11.may be used againstthe track or switch as in Fig. 4, to retain thecarrier.

In Fig. 9 I have illustrated the track as provided with a longitudinalrib 5 to receive the groove 2 of the carrier wheel to guide the latteralongfithe track without requiring the cooperation of rollers 11 withthe track until the switch is reached.

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By having the member 9 provided with two spaced rollers 11 said membermay be swung to either side desired by the operator on the carrier topresent the corresponding roller 11 against the track or switchaccording to the direction travel desired for the carrier, so-that thetravel of the carrier need not be stopped for operating a switch orswitch-tongue. In forms showrr in Figs. 13, 14, where. the carrier isprovided with spaced pairs of wheels to travel on two spaced tracks orrails 5 and corresponding switches for divergent track linesfi, there isno requirement for'tongues to be adjusted since the corresppnnlingroller 11 may be set by member 9 against the outside of the railcorresponding to the direction to which the car is to be switched. Theswitch plates 18 carrying an appropriate portion of the track and switchrails according to whether the turn is to be toward the left or theright, so that if the ear is to continue straight on the track theroller 11 will be set against the outside of the outer rail 5 to causethe car to continue on a straight course, and if the switch is to beutilized the roller 11 on the other side will be placed against theoutside of the track to bear against the outside of the track of theswitch to cause the car to travel along the latter.

The carrier may be propelled by any suit able means, such as by cablepropulsion, electric traction or trolley, or by gravity. In Fig. 5 Ihave illustrated a well known form of magnetic propulsion comprisingmagnets 20 carried by the track and magnets 21 upon the carrier, to besupplied with electric current in a usual way. The track is shownprovided with laterally extending flanges 5 to cooperate with therollers 11 of memne advantage of my invention is that the carrier or carmay be caused to travel to any part of a region for depositing loadedgoods or material by. firstadjusting a switch section 5" between tracksto desired position as illustrated, in Figs. 6, 7 and 8. The switchsection 5" may comprise Z-bars or rails attached together and setbetween spaced tracks of the switching system, which Z-bars may besupported upon hangers 19 secured to overhead support 6, so that thesection 5" of the switch may be set to a desired position before thecarrier reaches such switch section. The Z-bars may be connectedtogether by clamps 22, (Figs. 7 and 8), so that the carrier may run uponthe lower webs thereof. In Fig. 6 the track is shown in a general formcovering a region, with switches 5 associated therewith, and switchsection 5* between the tracks, whereby the switch section may be set indifferent position, as shown in full and dotted lines in Fig. 6. Thecarrier may travel on a track until the desired switch isreached andthen member 9 will be set to cause its roller 11 to cooperate with theswitch, to travel along the latter to the desired point, or to bediverted to the switch section 5*, so that the carrier may be sent todifi'erent parts of the region, as may be required, for dumping orraising loads at such places.

In Fig. 11 the wheels 2 are grooved to travel upon an 06ll121(l cable orthe like and the member 9 with its rollers 11 may be operated, as beforestated, to cause the carrier to travelon a switch. For greater safety Iprovide an arm 23 pivotally supported at 2-l upon the carrier and havinga grooved roller or pulley 25 to engage cable 5 toaid in preventing thewheels of the carrierfrom jumping off the cable. The same character ofdog 14 and operating device with segment 17, as before described, may beused in connection with arm 23 to retain pulley 25 against the cable. c

Having now described my invention what I claim is:

1. A carrier having one or more supporting wheels and provided with amovable member having means-on opposite sides to cooperate with theouter sides ofsupporting means for said carrier in different positionsof said member.

2. A carrier having one or more supporting wheels and provided with amovable member having oppositely extending arms to cooperate with theouter sides of a support to retain said carrier upon said support, oneof said arms being adapted to pass .said support while the other armretains the car rier upon said support.

3. A carrier having one or more supporting wheels and provided withamovable member having oppositely extending arms to cooperate with theouter sides of a support to retain said carrier upon said support, oneof said arms being adapted to pass said support while the other armretains the carrier upon said support, and means to retain said memberin difi'erent positions with respect to said support.

4. The combination of a track and a switch-track associated therewithwith a carrier having one or more. wheels to travel on said track andswitch, and a movable member on the carrier to cooperate with the. outersides of said track and switch to-guide the carrier therealong.

5. The combination of spaced tracks with a carrier having wheels totravel on said tracks. a member movably supported by said carrier andhaving arms on opposite sides to cooperate with either track, and meansto retain said member in set position with one arm cooperative with onetrack and the other arm out of operative relation to either track. 6.The combination of spaced tracks and with a carrier having wheels totravel on said tracks, and means upon the carrier to cooperate with theouter sides of said tracks to guide the carrier along either of. saidtracks.

7 T he combination of spaced tracks and a switch-track movably supportedbetween said tracks to receiveand deliver a carrier,

with acarrier having wheels to travel on said tracks, and a membermovably carried by said carrier and having arms on opposite sides tocooperate with either side of said tracks to guide the carrier alongsaid tracks, and means to retain said member in set position. v

8. A carrier having a pair of wheels supported side by sideupon the sameaxis to simultaneously travel upon spaced. tracks and upon either trackseparately.

9. A carrier having a pair of wheels sup-f ported side by-side upon thesame axis to simultaneously travel upon spaced tracks and upon eithertrack separately, said wheels having inner opposed flanges.

10. A carrier having a pair of wheels supported side by side upon thesame axis to simultaneously travel upon spaced tracks and upon eithertrack separately, said wheels having inner opposed flanges, and afriction disk between said wheels.

11. The combination of a track in the form of a Z-bai' and a switch inthe form of a Z-bar, the inner lateral Webs of said bars being spacedapart and opposing, with a carrier having wheels to travelsimultaneously upon said Z-bars and upon either separately, and amemfier movably carried by said carrier to engage either of said Z-barsseparately to retain the carrier thereon.

12. The combination of a track in the form of a Z-bar and a switch inthe form of a Z-bar, the inner lateral webs of said bars being spacedapart and opposing, with a carrier havmg wheels to travel simultaneously

